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My first solo ever was in 8th grade. Our chorus sang It's So Hard to Say Good-Bye to Yesterday a cappella, and I got to sing the second verse. For those of you youngsters who weren't even born yet when this... Continue Reading →
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Sunday afternoon, about an hour before sunset, I woke up from my Sunday afternoon nap and decided to bag the leaves in my front yard. You may be thinking, "Becca, it's spring! Why are you bagging leaves?" Well the fact... Continue Reading →
I was reading Exodus 14 the other day as part of my Living the Christian Year devotional. What, you don't immediately know what Exodus 14 is about?? Shocking. OK, I'm just kidding. I mean, I was reading Exodus 14, and it's... Continue Reading →
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Have you ever had an "aha" moment? You know, one of those moments when the lightbulb comes on over your head, and you suddenly seem to see something very clearly? Maybe the solution to a problem suddenly became apparent to... Continue Reading →
For the last few weeks, I've been thinking about God's character as He reveals Himself in Genesis. I've started teaching a series at Agnes Scott on the story of the Bible from beginning to end, and I've realized as I've... Continue Reading →
I told my roommate recently that I was planning to write a blog post about singleness. She asked why. “Well,” I said, “I just think there’s a lot of purpose for singles.” “Isn’t that true for married people too? Why... Continue Reading →
Oh yes, it can be done. If you know me well, or if you're facebook friends with me, you may have noticed that I really like cereal. I particularly like it as a bedtime snack; the craving usually hits anywhere... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking today about beauty. What is it that makes us love beauty so much? Beautiful music, beautiful people, beautiful artwork, beautiful landscape…it all makes something inside of us feel a sense of joy or delight or even pain... Continue Reading →
The old woman lay in her hospital bed, looking out the windows at the beautiful green mountains she loved, yet surrounded by beeping machines. Pneumonia had gripped her lungs once again, and she thought of the joy that it would be... Continue Reading →
Becca Hermes 